Sack-holder.



G; L. SGHOETTLER.

SACK HOLDER.

APPLIGATI ON FILED MAY 10, 1913.

3 mum U601 G. L. Schoezller Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

can be opened and provision of GUSTAV L. SCHOE'ITLER, 0F

s'rn. GENEVIEVE, MISSOUBX.

SACK-BUILDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented rang. 19,1Elt13.

Application filed May 1Q, 1913. Serial Hof'TGGRGS.

To all whom it mag concern Be it known that I, GUSTAV L. SCHOETTLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ste. Genevieve, in the county of Ste. Genevieve and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sack- Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to sack holders, and has for its primary object to provide a holder of this type wherein the mouth of a sack willbe stretched open and sustained in such position so that the filling of the sack can be accomplished in a convenient manner without requiring the attention and the hand openin thereof by a person or attendant.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a sack holder in which the sack suspended therefrom from a post or other stationary support, the weight of the contents ofthe sack serving to sustain the holder extended and thereby prevent the closing of the mouth of the sack during the filling of the same.'

A further object of the invention is the a sack holder which is capable of engaging the mouth" edge of sacks of different sizes and toautomatically open the same whereby the sack can be conveniently filled without possibility of the mouth c1osing.-

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a sack holder which is extremely simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in its purpose, and inexpensive in manufacture.

\Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in in the claim hereto appended.

In the d1'2LWlIlgI-F1gl1f 1 15 a perspective view of a sack showing the holder constructed in accordance with the invention in position for opening the mouth of the sack and suspending it from a stationary support. "Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the holder when folded. Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the holder extended with the sack removed. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of the break joint and latch of one of'the arms of the holder.

Similar reference characters indicate corthe construction, com bination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in i the accompanying drawing, and pointed out i views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, 5 designates a sack, which is of the ordinary well-known construction,adapt-ed to be con nected to the holder presently described.

1 The holder comprises a suspension bar or i hanger ,6 formed at its upper end with a pointed. hook 7, i lriven into a post orother stationary support at any desirable point thereof for the mounting of the hanger thereon. Swingingly connected to the lower end of the hanger 6 are arms 8, one of which has integrally formed therewith a right angular terminal branch 9', while the other carries a swinging branch 10 which is connected thereto by means of a pivot 11, the said gular portion corresponding tb the branch 9. 'lhese'branches 9 and 1.6 are provided with spurs 12 projecting outwardly therefrom, and the arms 8 being pivoted at 13 to the said hanger 6 for the spreading apart or bringing together of the same in a manner presently described. Formed in the hanger 6 is an elongated slot 14 provided with a terminal offset notch 15 communicating therewith, and in this slot is slidably engaged the shank of a stud 16 i which is adapted to enter the notch 15, and 5 pivotally connects together a pair of links 17 i which are connected to the arms 8 by means i of pivots 18, these links being designed i Spreaders for separating the arms on the displacement of the stud 16 in the slot 1 1. One of the pivots 18 serves as keeper for i a latch member 19 which is pivoted at 20 l to the branch 10, and is formed with a notch l 21 providing a locking bill 22-, the said notch i 21 receiving the stud portion of the pivot 18 1 ad aeent to the branch 1() so that the bill 22 will lock with the said pivot- 18 thereby hold the swinging movement so that on the spreading I of the branches 9 and 10 the same can be for engagement with the i brought in position i from the holder.

1 The latch member 19 is formed with-a handle 23 so that it can be readily'manipulated for releasing the same to permit the swinging of the branch 10 for the dumping of the sack should the occasion require.

When the stud 16 is moved in the slot the latter adapted to beandbranch 10 rigid and against responding parts throughout the several 14 to engage in the notch 15 the arms 8 willbe brought together, which is the normal position thereof when the holder is not in use. v

In the use of the, holder the branches 9 and 10 are brought into position so that the spurs 12 will engage in the mouth. edge of the sack at opposite points thereof as shownin Fig. 1 of the drawing. Now, on the spreading of the arms 8 apart the mouth of the sack 5 will be opened and onthe filling of the said sack the Weight of its contents will sustain the mouth thereof fully open and the body of the sack will be stretched tau-t, it being understood of course that the latch member 19 is engaged with the pivot 18 sons to prevent the swinging 'of the branch 10. The ianger 6 of the'holder is fastened upon a post or other stationary support by engaging the hook Zthereiir so that the sack will be suspended 'froni '"th-e .l1older and the mouth thereof opened for the .eenvenient filling of the same. Should it be desired to dump the sack it is only necessary to release the latch member 19 from engagement with the pivot 16 which permits the swinging of the branch 10 t0 the position shown in Fig. 5, where upon the contents of the sack 5 can be readily dumped therefrom as the branch 9 willhold the sack to permit the dumping of the same by lifting it from the bottom thereof, or its closed end. i

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, and manner of operation of the device will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted. NVhat is claimed is "A'sack holder comprising a hanger having a slot therein a pair of arms pivotally connecte'dto one end of the hangerpone of said arms being formed in two parts pivotally connected together, means on the arm for engagement with a sack, links pivot-ally connected to the arms and also pivotally connected together, the pivot connecting the links being slidably engaged in the slot in the hanger, and means carried by one part of the said two-part arm and engageable with the other part thereof for locking the same in alinement with each other.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUSTAV L. SCHOETTLER.

Witnesses:

WM. H. LEXAUER, JOHN BERNAR Copies of this patent may he obtained for five oenta each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 31). 6}." 

